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A Florida village councilman is under pressure to resign from his post after mocking Charlie Kirk 's shocking assassination as a "fitting sacrifice" to firearm "Lords," but has so far rebuffed stepping down.

"Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names," Palmetto Bay, Florida, councilman Steve Cody wrote in a now-deleted Facebook post after Kirk's Wednesday assassination, CBS Miami reported.

The post set off an onslaught of condemnation on social media, including users remarking on Facebook and X that Cody was a "shameful man" and a "disgrace," while others demanded he be fired.

"If this Facebook post is legitimate, Steve Cody should resign from his position as Palmetto Bay Cou

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